Thermoplastic vulcanizates. (Brochures).NexPrene thermoplastic A polymer material that turns to liquid when heated and becomes solid when cooled. There are more than 40 types of thermoplastics, including acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate and polyethylene. vulcanizates, described in a one-page technical data bulletin, are fully crosslinked EPDM/ PP compounds designed to replace thermoset A polymer-based liquid or powder that becomes solid when heated, placed under pressure, treated with a chemical or via radiation. The curing process creates a chemical bond that, unlike a thermoplastic, prevents the material from being remelted. See thermoplastic. elastomers such as polychloroprene, EPDM EPDM Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer EPDM Enterprise Product Data Management EPDM Ethylene Propylene Dimonomer (industrial/commercial piping/plumbing components) EPDM Engineering Product Data Management and conventional thermoplastic rubber. NexPrene materials are said to provide the advantage of low-cost thermoplastic processing combined with the performance of vulcanized vul·ca·nize tr.v. vul·ca·nized, vul·ca·niz·ing, vul·ca·niz·es To improve the strength, resiliency, and freedom from stickiness and odor of (rubber, for example) by combining with sulfur or other additives in the presence of heat thermoset rubber. NexPrene compounds are suitable for numerous components in several markets, including the automotive, appliance, business machines, construction, consumer products, electrical and electronics, food contact, fluid delivery, hardware and medical devices segments, according to the literature. (Solvay Engineered Polymers) Circle 120 on card |
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